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Office of River Protection Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
Kevin Smith Manager
Office of River Protection
May 7, 2013
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Historical Overview of the Hanford Site
1940s – 1980s – Building Hanford
1945-1985 – Plutonium Weapons Production
1990s – Present – Decommissioning
Waste Treatment Plant
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Hanford Site Geography
Richland Operations Office
Reduce the active Hanford Site footprint
River Corridor & Central Plateau Cleanup
Pacific Northwest Site Office
U.S. DOE organization that manages the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Office of River Protection Established by Congress in 1998
Safely retrieve and treat Hanford’s tank
waste and close the Tank Farms to protect the Columbia River
Reducing & Eliminating Environmental Hazards - 23 Years of environmental cleanup at Hanford
Richland Operations Office
River Corridor & Central Plateau Cleanup, reduce the active
Hanford Site footprint
Office of River Protection
Established by Congress in 1998
Safely retrieve and treat Hanford’s tank waste and close the Tank
Farms to protect the Columbia River
Pacific Northwest Site Office
U.S. DOE organization that Manages The Pacific Northwest
National Laboratory
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Office of River Protection Overview
Retrieve and treat the radioactive and chemical tank waste and close Hanford’s Tank Farms
Total number of gallons contained within tanks at various DOE sites
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ORP Mission Status
Continuing to collaborate with the state of Washington to succeed in our environmental cleanup mission
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ORP Challenges
Safely managing nuclear waste legacy in aging tanks while WTP is brought online
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Operate as One System Goals and Objectives
Depiction of the waste feed delivery to the Waste Treatment Plant
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ORP Budget
FY14 funding supports C-Farm retrievals and continued progress on resolution of WTP technical issues.
FY12 FY14 Budget Request Tank Farm Activities 442,010 520,216 Waste Treatment & 740,000 690,000 Immobilization Plant Totals 1,182,010 1,210,216
in thousands
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ORP FY13 Tank Farms Achievements
Safely retrieving and managing the legacy nuclear waste in Hanford’s Tank Farms
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ORP FY13 Waste Treatment Plant Achievements
Significant completion of: • Steam Plant • Laboratory • Outfitting Laboratory
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ORP FY14 Tank Farms Planned Work:
Completion of C-Farm tank retrievals in FY14
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ORP FY14 Waste Treatment Plant Planned Work
Substantial completion of:
• Low Activity Waste Facility
• Balance of Facilities
• Laboratory
Resolve WTP technical issues
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Safety Culture
Continuing the journey to improve
safety culture at the Hanford Site
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Michael Johnson President and Project Manager
Washington River Protection Solutions
May 7, 2013
Washington River Protection Solutions Office of River Protection
Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
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Tank operations contract/mission
Protect the public and the environment from the risk posed by 56 million gallons of radioactive and chemical waste stored in 177 underground tanks
Safely manage and retrieve waste from tanks and prepare the delivery system for the Waste Treatment Plant
Support the commissioning of the Waste Treatment Plant for long-term operations
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C-Farm waste retrieval progress
RETRIEVED IN PROGRESS TO BE RETRIEVED
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Modified Sluicing Mobile Arm Retrieval System Enhanced Reach Sluicing
Deploying multiple technologies
Chemical Dissolution Foldtrack
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Upgrading infrastructure
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Managing aging tanks
AY-102 leak into annulus Detail of waste material in AY-102
6.5”
~2.5 sq. ft.
4/8/2013 4/22/2013
Additional Material
8/2012 8/2012
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Managing aging tanks
Liquid level decrease in SSTs
Detail of waste surface in T-111
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Integrating from Waste Stream to Glass
Bechtel National, Inc. Bechtel National, Inc.
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One System progress
• Performed waste-feed mixing, blending and sampling demonstrations
• Completed seven DNFSB-2010-2 deliverables in FY2012
• Designed a tank ventilation upgrade
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Safety focus
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Accomplishing the mission
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Bechtel National, Inc. Office of River Protection
Congressional Nuclear Cleanup Caucus
Frank Russo Project Director
Bechtel National, Inc.
May 7, 2013
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Balance of Facilities
Low-Activity Waste Facility
High-Level Waste Facility
Analytical Laboratory
Pretreatment Facility
Waste Treatment Plant
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Embracing Safety as a Core Value
• WTP worker risks and hazards are typical of large construction projects
• WTP worker performance is significantly better than industry benchmarks
• Worker-led safety programs address all worker risks and hazards
• Challenge is to guard against complacency
Achieved more than 13 million hours without Lost Time Injury
VPP Superior Star Site
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Strengthening Nuclear Safety & Quality Culture
• Key behaviors are the foundation to achieving performance
• WTP scored the highest at the Hanford site in the DOE site-wide survey and had 80% participation
• All employees received Safety Conscious Work Environment Training
• Continuous improvement monitored by independent Nuclear Safety and Quality Review Board
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Achieving milestones
• WTP achieved three Consent Decree milestones in FY13 • High-Level Waste Vitrification Facility 37-foot elevation steel
• Lab Substantially Complete
• Steam Plant Construction Complete
Structural steel reaches the +37-foot elevation of the HLW Facility
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WTP Priorities
• Focusing construction on: • Low-Activity Waste Vitrification Facility • Analytical Laboratory • Balance of Facilities
• Supporting the Design Completion teams • Conducting reviews now to support Operational Readiness Reviews
• Reliability Validation Process • Readiness Manager assigned
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Pretreatment Facility World’s largest radioactive chemical separations
facility
Confirming and improving reliability and flexibility in black cells
Pretreatment Facility Exterior
Pretreatment control room building pad
Pretreatment Facility hot cell
Pretreatment Facility black cell
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High-Level Waste Vitrification Facility Turns high-level waste into glass
Construction and design work continues in areas not impacted by remaining technical issues
High-Level Waste Facility exterior
High-Level Waste Facility bridge crane
High-Level Waste Facility truck bay walls
High-Level Waste Facility rebar above filter cave
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Low-Activity Waste Vitrification Facility Turns low-activity waste into glass
Construction continues on track for the Low-Activity Waste Vitrification Facility
Low-Activity Waste Facility exterior
Overhead pipe racks for steam and glass formers
300-ton Low-Activity Waste melter
Low-Activity Waste cooling panels installed in melter turntable area
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Analytical Laboratory exterior
Analytical Laboratory hot cell
Analytical Laboratory autosampling equipment
Analytical Laboratory Ensures glass meets regulatory requirements
Complete construction of Analytical Laboratory in FY14
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Balance of Facilities Vast infrastructure to support operations
Priority is to complete Balance of Facilities to provide the infrastructure for the eventual operation of WTP
18 support buildings for the Balance of Facilities
Overhead pipe racks for steam and glass forming materials Glass former silos
Tri-Party Agreement Milestone Achieved: Completed Steam Plant Construction
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WTP has Awarded $3.3 billion in Procurements and Subcontracts
Low-Activity Waste Facility exhauster $1.5 billion to Oregon and
Washington small and large businesses
$1.4 billion to
small business
A total of $3.3 billion in Procurements and Subcontracts since Project
inception
Low-Activity Waste Facility carbon bed adsorber
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Working Through the Challenges
• Maintaining team momentum and focus during uncertain times
• Continuous nuclear safety and quality improvement
• Maintaining focus on zero industrial incidents and accidents
• Keeping the supply chain engaged and viable
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Integrating from Waste Stream to Glass
Bechtel National, Inc. Bechtel National, Inc.
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The Mission